Yeah Saturday is fun as pole position is key and it's what the drivers need and want. Sunday is done and dusted as a race and people want to be able to see a fight for positions.

Done and dusted? The pole sitter hasn't won Monaco since 2014.

2 of those years [it took huge mistakes] in the pits to change positions. Granted last year position changed but it was never happening on track, at least some tracks you can have a slight dream something will happen, at Monaco it's done on Saturday.

Hamilton was already in the lead in 2016, it was his slow out lap (Mercedes tyre warm up) and running wide they gave Ricciardo the opportunity to get it back. It wasn’t just the pit stop in 2016 though, Mercedes amazing strategy got them the lead. The only time a car has pitted from full wet to slick.

Slow out lap is apart of racing, can happen. A 13.6 pitstop and then only coming out just behind Hamilton is a big mistake.

Yeah Saturday is fun as pole position is key and it's what the drivers need and want. Sunday is done and dusted as a race and people want to be able to see a fight for positions.

Done and dusted? The pole sitter hasn't won Monaco since 2014.

2 of those years [it took huge mistakes] in the pits to change positions. Granted last year position changed but it was never happening on track, at least some tracks you can have a slight dream something will happen, at Monaco it's done on Saturday.

Hamilton was already in the lead in 2016, it was his slow out lap (Mercedes tyre warm up) and running wide they gave Ricciardo the opportunity to get it back. It wasn’t just the pit stop in 2016 though, Mercedes amazing strategy got them the lead. The only time a car has pitted from full wet to slick.

Slow out lap is apart of racing, can happen. A 13.6 pitstop and then only coming out just behind Hamilton is a big mistake.

Yes I agree and as is a slow pit stop. But my point was the race was not decided because of a freak pit stop as per your suggestion that races were processions - the lead had already changed before then.

2 of those years [it took huge mistakes] in the pits to change positions. Granted last year position changed but it was never happening on track, at least some tracks you can have a slight dream something will happen, at Monaco it's done on Saturday.

Hamilton was already in the lead in 2016, it was his slow out lap (Mercedes tyre warm up) and running wide they gave Ricciardo the opportunity to get it back. It wasn’t just the pit stop in 2016 though, Mercedes amazing strategy got them the lead. The only time a car has pitted from full wet to slick.

Slow out lap is apart of racing, can happen. A 13.6 pitstop and then only coming out just behind Hamilton is a big mistake.

Yes I agree and as is a slow pit stop. But my point was the race was not decided because of a freak pit stop as per your suggestion that races were processions - the lead had already changed before then.

Ricciardo’s unbelievable inlap should have won him the lead, but a 14 second pit stop denied it. That’s why Ricciardo’s slow pit stop cost him the win.

But Pirelli’s sporting director Mario Isola said the new hyper soft will be able to do “77 laps, no stop, straight to the end” in Monaco, meaning teams will only have to pit once.

Nice work Pirelli

Wow. Pirelli are so incompetent. Track position is everything here. I know there is lot of hype on Monaco after sometime it gets boring especially if there is 1stop. Also overheating issues sometimes means car cannot follow too closely either. In 2006 the only race Mclaren could win. Kimi was stuck behind Alonso and then SC ruined his race and car got overheated.

What? He has done great at Monaco, it's Merc themselves who ruined his races more than once. He was 3 seconds quicker than his teammate in 2016.

I think he has had it on pole once in 11 years. I doubt he has a worse record at any other track. And I am only talking about qualy. But if you like, he is the greatest Monaco qualifier

He's had the pace to have had more poles, 2007 was gifted to Alonso when they loaded Hamilton's car with more fuel, 2009 he binned it in Q1, 2011 McLaren were so arrogant about Hamilton getting pole that they thought best not to have a banker lap, Perez brought out the red flag quite late in the session leaving Hamilton little time to warm the tyres sufficiently, and of course 2014 when Rosberg parked his car.

What? He has done great at Monaco, it's Merc themselves who ruined his races more than once. He was 3 seconds quicker than his teammate in 2016.

I think he has had it on pole once in 11 years. I doubt he has a worse record at any other track. And I am only talking about qualy. But if you like, he is the greatest Monaco qualifier

He's had the pace to have had more poles, 2007 was gifted to Alonso when they loaded Hamilton's car with more fuel, 2009 he binned it in Q1, 2011 McLaren were so arrogant about Hamilton getting pole that they thought best not to have a banker lap, Perez brought out the red flag quite late in the session leaving Hamilton little time to warm the tyres sufficiently, and of course 2014 when Rosberg parked his car.

This doesn't make Lojik's argument wrong. It probably is Lewis's worst track on that respect

What? He has done great at Monaco, it's Merc themselves who ruined his races more than once. He was 3 seconds quicker than his teammate in 2016.

I think he has had it on pole once in 11 years. I doubt he has a worse record at any other track. And I am only talking about qualy. But if you like, he is the greatest Monaco qualifier

He's had the pace to have had more poles, 2007 was gifted to Alonso when they loaded Hamilton's car with more fuel, 2009 he binned it in Q1, 2011 McLaren were so arrogant about Hamilton getting pole that they thought best not to have a banker lap, Perez brought out the red flag quite late in the session leaving Hamilton little time to warm the tyres sufficiently, and of course 2014 when Rosberg parked his car.

This doesn't make Lojik's argument wrong. It probably is Lewis's worst track on that respect

He has had a lot of odd luck at Monaco over the years. I think there have been several races where it has slipped through his fingers. Certainly he was out in front by a mile in 2015 and somehow they called him into the pits unnecessarily. Also he has had an inordinate amount of races here where he didn't get a clean qualifying lap. That said, a win this weekend would make three for his career (more than any other current driver).

What? He has done great at Monaco, it's Merc themselves who ruined his races more than once. He was 3 seconds quicker than his teammate in 2016.

I think he has had it on pole once in 11 years. I doubt he has a worse record at any other track. And I am only talking about qualy. But if you like, he is the greatest Monaco qualifier

He's had the pace to have had more poles, 2007 was gifted to Alonso when they loaded Hamilton's car with more fuel, 2009 he binned it in Q1, 2011 McLaren were so arrogant about Hamilton getting pole that they thought best not to have a banker lap, Perez brought out the red flag quite late in the session leaving Hamilton little time to warm the tyres sufficiently, and of course 2014 when Rosberg parked his car.

This doesn't make Lojik's argument wrong. It probably is Lewis's worst track on that respect

In terms of poles but he doesn't lack performance around the track as such.

Vestappen under investigation for reversing back onto the track/racing line meaning Vettel had to avoid.

I didn't think that was the cleverest thing to do when I first saw it. I imagine it'll just be a slap on the wrist.

Is there any link for this video? They shouldn't just hand a slap on the wrist, that is a big no-no in racing

It's quite similar to what the cars did aplenty during the Azerbaijan practice sessions. This happened at the turn entering into the Castle section.

Typically, the drivers do a fast rolling u-turn. Don't know why Verstappen preferred to reverse instead. Maybe he wanted to save that set of tires but he had already done the damage by locking up massively!

Vestappen under investigation for reversing back onto the track/racing line meaning Vettel had to avoid.

I didn't think that was the cleverest thing to do when I first saw it. I imagine it'll just be a slap on the wrist.

Is there any link for this video? They shouldn't just hand a slap on the wrist, that is a big no-no in racing

It's quite similar to what the cars did aplenty during the Azerbaijan practice sessions. This happened at the turn entering into the Castle section.

Typically, the drivers do a fast rolling u-turn. Don't know why Verstappen preferred to reverse instead. Maybe he wanted to save that set of tires but he had already done the damage by locking up massively!

Here's the video:

It's strange the way he decided to reverse back in a straight line onto the racing line rather than veer his car to the left and out of the way.

I think he has had it on pole once in 11 years. I doubt he has a worse record at any other track. And I am only talking about qualy. But if you like, he is the greatest Monaco qualifier

He's had the pace to have had more poles, 2007 was gifted to Alonso when they loaded Hamilton's car with more fuel, 2009 he binned it in Q1, 2011 McLaren were so arrogant about Hamilton getting pole that they thought best not to have a banker lap, Perez brought out the red flag quite late in the session leaving Hamilton little time to warm the tyres sufficiently, and of course 2014 when Rosberg parked his car.

This doesn't make Lojik's argument wrong. It probably is Lewis's worst track on that respect

In terms of poles but he doesn't lack performance around the track as such.

It was his record that was discussed, not his performance. His track record at Monaco is probably his worst, which is true

What? He has done great at Monaco, it's Merc themselves who ruined his races more than once. He was 3 seconds quicker than his teammate in 2016.

I think he has had it on pole once in 11 years. I doubt he has a worse record at any other track. And I am only talking about qualy. But if you like, he is the greatest Monaco qualifier

He's had the pace to have had more poles, 2007 was gifted to Alonso when they loaded Hamilton's car with more fuel, 2009 he binned it in Q1, 2011 McLaren were so arrogant about Hamilton getting pole that they thought best not to have a banker lap, Perez brought out the red flag quite late in the session leaving Hamilton little time to warm the tyres sufficiently, and of course 2014 when Rosberg parked his car.

This doesn't make Lojik's argument wrong. It probably is Lewis's worst track on that respect

He has had a lot of odd luck at Monaco over the years. I think there have been several races where it has slipped through his fingers. Certainly he was out in front by a mile in 2015 and somehow they called him into the pits unnecessarily. Also he has had an inordinate amount of races here where he didn't get a clean qualifying lap. That said, a win this weekend would make three for his career (more than any other current driver).

Yeah, I agree. But no one argued about his capability or pace, only that his record is poor compared to the other tracks

Vestappen under investigation for reversing back onto the track/racing line meaning Vettel had to avoid.

I didn't think that was the cleverest thing to do when I first saw it. I imagine it'll just be a slap on the wrist.

Is there any link for this video? They shouldn't just hand a slap on the wrist, that is a big no-no in racing

It's quite similar to what the cars did aplenty during the Azerbaijan practice sessions. This happened at the turn entering into the Castle section.

Typically, the drivers do a fast rolling u-turn. Don't know why Verstappen preferred to reverse instead. Maybe he wanted to save that set of tires but he had already done the damage by locking up massively!

Here's the video:

Thank you, very idiotic move. Can't believe anyone would want to reverse on the racing line...

Vestappen under investigation for reversing back onto the track/racing line meaning Vettel had to avoid.

I didn't think that was the cleverest thing to do when I first saw it. I imagine it'll just be a slap on the wrist.

Is there any link for this video? They shouldn't just hand a slap on the wrist, that is a big no-no in racing

It's quite similar to what the cars did aplenty during the Azerbaijan practice sessions. This happened at the turn entering into the Castle section.

Typically, the drivers do a fast rolling u-turn. Don't know why Verstappen preferred to reverse instead. Maybe he wanted to save that set of tires but he had already done the damage by locking up massively!

Here's the video:

Thank you, very idiotic move. Can't believe anyone would want to reverse on the racing line...

The stewards have decided to take no further action after reviewing an incident where Max Verstappen reversed back onto the Monaco track.

The Dutchman suffered a heavy lock-up going into Ste Devote and used the run-off area to avoid going into the barriers during FP1.

But, Verstappen was placed under investigation after he reversed onto the middle of the track and forced Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel to use the pit lane exit in order to avoid him.

Verstappen was investigated for potentially rejoining the track in an unsafe manner, but the stewards have opted not to take the matter further.

The stewards ultimately decided Verstappen was safe to rejoin the track in such a manner as that section of the circuit was “under yellow flags” and his reverse was done “in a manner that posed no danger to the other drivers”.

They have opened up a can of worms here. To allow that to happen is a joke.

It was a single waved yellow not a double yet Vettel had to leave the racing line into the pit exit.

The stewards have decided to take no further action after reviewing an incident where Max Verstappen reversed back onto the Monaco track.

The Dutchman suffered a heavy lock-up going into Ste Devote and used the run-off area to avoid going into the barriers during FP1.

But, Verstappen was placed under investigation after he reversed onto the middle of the track and forced Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel to use the pit lane exit in order to avoid him.

Verstappen was investigated for potentially rejoining the track in an unsafe manner, but the stewards have opted not to take the matter further.

The stewards ultimately decided Verstappen was safe to rejoin the track in such a manner as that section of the circuit was “under yellow flags” and his reverse was done “in a manner that posed no danger to the other drivers”.

They have opened up a can of worms here. To allow that to happen is a joke.

It was a single waved yellow not a double yet Vettel had to leave the racing line into the pit exit.

Yes it’s odd. It shouldn’t be left to the driver to judge whether or not it’s safe and there should be just a blanket no when doing something like this. I don’t get why the stewards appear to be so reluctant to do anything whenever Verstappen is involved

The stewards have decided to take no further action after reviewing an incident where Max Verstappen reversed back onto the Monaco track.

The Dutchman suffered a heavy lock-up going into Ste Devote and used the run-off area to avoid going into the barriers during FP1.

But, Verstappen was placed under investigation after he reversed onto the middle of the track and forced Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel to use the pit lane exit in order to avoid him.

Verstappen was investigated for potentially rejoining the track in an unsafe manner, but the stewards have opted not to take the matter further.

The stewards ultimately decided Verstappen was safe to rejoin the track in such a manner as that section of the circuit was “under yellow flags” and his reverse was done “in a manner that posed no danger to the other drivers”.

They have opened up a can of worms here. To allow that to happen is a joke.

It was a single waved yellow not a double yet Vettel had to leave the racing line into the pit exit.

Yes it’s odd. It shouldn’t be left to the driver to judge whether or not it’s safe and there should be just a blanket no when doing something like this. I don’t get why the stewards appear to be so reluctant to do anything whenever Verstappen is involved

A reprimand seems to be appropriate here. Certainly I wouldn't have wanted to see anything like a grid penalty but to just take no action at all is dubious. Max's growth will be stunted by all of this special treatment.

The stewards have decided to take no further action after reviewing an incident where Max Verstappen reversed back onto the Monaco track.

The Dutchman suffered a heavy lock-up going into Ste Devote and used the run-off area to avoid going into the barriers during FP1.

But, Verstappen was placed under investigation after he reversed onto the middle of the track and forced Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel to use the pit lane exit in order to avoid him.

Verstappen was investigated for potentially rejoining the track in an unsafe manner, but the stewards have opted not to take the matter further.

The stewards ultimately decided Verstappen was safe to rejoin the track in such a manner as that section of the circuit was “under yellow flags” and his reverse was done “in a manner that posed no danger to the other drivers”.

They have opened up a can of worms here. To allow that to happen is a joke.

It was a single waved yellow not a double yet Vettel had to leave the racing line into the pit exit.

Yes it’s odd. It shouldn’t be left to the driver to judge whether or not it’s safe and there should be just a blanket no when doing something like this. I don’t get why the stewards appear to be so reluctant to do anything whenever Verstappen is involved

A reprimand seems to be appropriate here. Certainly I wouldn't have wanted to see anything like a grid penalty but to just take no action at all is dubious. Max's growth will be stunted by all of this special treatment.

The stewards have decided to take no further action after reviewing an incident where Max Verstappen reversed back onto the Monaco track.

The Dutchman suffered a heavy lock-up going into Ste Devote and used the run-off area to avoid going into the barriers during FP1.

But, Verstappen was placed under investigation after he reversed onto the middle of the track and forced Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel to use the pit lane exit in order to avoid him.

Verstappen was investigated for potentially rejoining the track in an unsafe manner, but the stewards have opted not to take the matter further.

The stewards ultimately decided Verstappen was safe to rejoin the track in such a manner as that section of the circuit was “under yellow flags” and his reverse was done “in a manner that posed no danger to the other drivers”.

They have opened up a can of worms here. To allow that to happen is a joke.

It was a single waved yellow not a double yet Vettel had to leave the racing line into the pit exit.

Yes it’s odd. It shouldn’t be left to the driver to judge whether or not it’s safe and there should be just a blanket no when doing something like this. I don’t get why the stewards appear to be so reluctant to do anything whenever Verstappen is involved

A reprimand seems to be appropriate here. Certainly I wouldn't have wanted to see anything like a grid penalty but to just take no action at all is dubious. Max's growth will be stunted by all of this special treatment.

Yeah I’d agree.

I agree, I wouldn't want to lose or compromise Max's race as this is only FP. However this is not a simple thing to brush under the carpet, you simply cannot reverse onto an oncoming car in the racing line. The fact that another car took avoiding action is proof enough. I would be calling him into the room and point it out.